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The God of Religion, the God of Metaphysics and Wittgenstein's "Language-Games"

The God of Religion, the God of Metaphysics and Wittgenstein's "Language-Games" ALEXANDER ALTMANN The God of Religion, the God of Metaphysics and Wittgenstein's "Language-Games" In the present paper an attempt is made to view both the God of re- ligion and the God of metaphysics under the aspect of what Ludwig Wittgenstein presented as the theory of "language-games" or "forms of life." He himself initiated the application of this theory to religion, and more recent debates on religious belief have tended to utilize this ap- proach. I am thinking, in particular, of D. Z. Phillip's Faith and Philo- sophical E'nquiry (London, 1970), W. D. Hudson's Wittgenstein and Re- ligious Belief (London, 1975), the papers edited by John Hick under the title Faith and she Philosophers (New York, 1964), and more books edited by him and others.2 According to Wittgenstein's theory, there are dis- tinct systems of speech, each with its own ground-rules, self-contained and structured in a way that nothing can be properly understood with- out reference to the whole. The term "forms of life" originally denotes basic linguistic activities, but its meaning has been extended to cover also attitudes, feelings, needs and events. A variety of specific areas of cultural activities come under this category. The speaking of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Zeitschrift für Religions- und Geistesgeschichte Brill

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Brill
Copyright
© 1987 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0044-3441
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1570-0739
DOI
10.1163/157007387X00093
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Abstract

ALEXANDER ALTMANN The God of Religion, the God of Metaphysics and Wittgenstein's "Language-Games" In the present paper an attempt is made to view both the God of re- ligion and the God of metaphysics under the aspect of what Ludwig Wittgenstein presented as the theory of "language-games" or "forms of life." He himself initiated the application of this theory to religion, and more recent debates on religious belief have tended to utilize this ap- proach. I am thinking, in particular, of D. Z. Phillip's Faith and Philo- sophical E'nquiry (London, 1970), W. D. Hudson's Wittgenstein and Re- ligious Belief (London, 1975), the papers edited by John Hick under the title Faith and she Philosophers (New York, 1964), and more books edited by him and others.2 According to Wittgenstein's theory, there are dis- tinct systems of speech, each with its own ground-rules, self-contained and structured in a way that nothing can be properly understood with- out reference to the whole. The term "forms of life" originally denotes basic linguistic activities, but its meaning has been extended to cover also attitudes, feelings, needs and events. A variety of specific areas of cultural activities come under this category. The speaking of

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Zeitschrift für Religions- und GeistesgeschichteBrill

Published: Jan 1, 1987

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